Barnicle On Huffington, And Other Notes

re: Barnicle On Huffington, And Other Notes

LorenzoJennifer — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 04:36:40 GMT

John McCain's reputation is that of a maverick, an outsider. Worked well in 2000 as he opposed the Democrats - - the party then in power. His current confusion in how to campaign effectively may rise from his challenging the status quo without losing support from Republicans that control the White House and are in pivotal positions at the Republican National Committee. It's tough to be an outsider campaigning against the party in power when you're the standard bearer of the party in power. Personal innuendo, fear and smear characterized Bush's effective campaign against McCain in the 2000 GOP primaries. Johnny Mac may figure it could work as well if he were the aggressor in 2008 that the Bush campaign was in 2000.

McCain seems fixated not so much on William Ayers but on the time and place he represents. Ayers was forming the Weather Underground in the late '60s and early '70s. McCain, at the exact same time, was a Prisoner Of War in North Vietnam.

Could be that Johnny Mac still harbors a deep resentment against the anti-war rhetoric and activities that were going on here at home while he was in a POW camp. Ayres may serve as a vehicle to express his anger at those days.

Sarah Palin is not avoiding all media, just the big-city media. As the linked article indicates, she's available to smaller city papers and conservative talk shows. She's solidifying her base in her effort to set up a small-town-vs-big-city division. Should Sarah appear on major media, her supporters would wonder, 'Why is she talking to those guys? She's one of us.'

re: Barnicle On Huffington, And Other Notes

Jack Nigh — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:10:26 GMT

LINK the INSTAPUNDIT POST, you lying little bitch:

www.pajamasmedia.com/instapundit/archives2/025872.php

re: Barnicle On Huffington, And Other Notes

Bruce — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:51:13 GMT

"I hope she's not suggesting a contrast with the area she was in before NC: New England."

I'll give you partial credit for that one. If you had bothered to drive up for her rally in Dover, NH (or even bothered to watch the videos or read the transcripts) you'd know that she wasn't referring to New England, but rather the People's Progressive Republic of Massachusetts.

I have to be honest, Dave, I've stopped reading your stuff. You're just "phoning them in" these days.

Like your earlier anti-Palin screed where you cited, as an example of Obama's vast executive experience, his running of a "successful non-profit organization.

Can you be more specific?

Would that have been the money-sucking leftist indoctrination experiment of the Annenberg Challenge? Or maybe one of his ACORN-related GOTF (Get out the fraud!) efforts?

Save me the trouble of reading your archives, and answer me this. have you written one word about Obama's constant stream of lies he's been feeding the American electorate regarding his relationship with ACORN and Ayers?

And, were you part of the "Destroy Joe the Plumber by ANY MEANS NECESSARY" alliance?

re: Barnicle On Huffington, And Other Notes

Perry — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:18:03 GMT

Why didn't you link the post by Reynolds?

Were you scared people would look at it and understand that you (intentionally?) misread it?

All the Obama shills are always deliberately misrepresenting their opponents.

re: Barnicle On Huffington, And Other Notes

Sam — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:31:36 GMT

"Conservative blogosphere superstar Glenn Reynolds is now leaning toward Bob Barr. Reynolds lives and votes in Tennessee, and could be a leading indicator of a decision that a fair number of folks, especially in the South (Barr is Georgian), may be considering as they start to see McCain's defeat as inevitable."

Reynolds is not a conservative.

He said he would vote for Barr, because McCain WOULD win Tennessee and his vote wouldn't matter.

Why don't you read it his blog?